Thanks Pam! Hopefully I'll be able to share soon what's going on... and hopefully that soon comes with good news

SW (Nov 22nd 2011): 333, 2 Years: 245lbs
Current Weight as of March 15th, 2014: 266 Short Term Goal: 230 for August 1st Wedding Date
Met Goal: Be a 2x Shirt, Fit in a standard airplane seat belt without the use of a seat belt extensionLong Term Goal: 166lbs (One day!), Buy whatever cloths I want to wear.
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever- Lance Armstrong #NoExcuses

So in other big news... I know I've mentioned this before but I figured I would post more official stuff here.

So 2 months from now I'll be on a plane to Quito Ecuador for a short term mission trip to support the people at Carmen Bajo Church. What I need from you guys is (more) prayer for the team and I as we prepare and fundraise.

Feel free to share support at the bottom of the page. It's open for anyone to leave messages! Love you guys'n'gals!

SW (Nov 22nd 2011): 333, 2 Years: 245lbs
Current Weight as of March 15th, 2014: 266 Short Term Goal: 230 for August 1st Wedding Date
Met Goal: Be a 2x Shirt, Fit in a standard airplane seat belt without the use of a seat belt extensionLong Term Goal: 166lbs (One day!), Buy whatever cloths I want to wear.
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever- Lance Armstrong #NoExcuses

Thank you Siobhan and Pam for leaving messages on my Missions page! The support (and prayer!) is always appreciated

I'm nervous about this trip... but it's starting to grow on me. To be honest I've never understood short term missions... heck I'd go as far as to say that they that they don't make sense to me. I initially never wanted to go on this trip. Time and time again though I see people wiser and stronger than me going and I have to find out why. I was going to brush this one off and not go but I kind of felt God's calling- the same one that got me involved with volunteering at the church in the first place. I understand that if I expect things from God that I must be willing to serve as well. That's not an "I'm doing this so that god will do stuff for me" but more an "I'm doing this BECAUSE god has been doing stuff for me".

Sleep stuff has been going so well that I passed out last night without plugging in my phone. I think I found one flaw in my sleep system though... I've been setting my alarm clock needlessly too early. Wheather I set it at 5:30 or 6:30 I get out of bed at 6:40... so I moved my alarm ahead an hour this morning and had no issues sticking with regular routine. All in all things are coming together quite nicely though!

SW (Nov 22nd 2011): 333, 2 Years: 245lbs
Current Weight as of March 15th, 2014: 266 Short Term Goal: 230 for August 1st Wedding Date
Met Goal: Be a 2x Shirt, Fit in a standard airplane seat belt without the use of a seat belt extensionLong Term Goal: 166lbs (One day!), Buy whatever cloths I want to wear.
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever- Lance Armstrong #NoExcuses

Mark's assignment today. Make a list of 100 things that provide comfort... I thought I'd share with you guys... this will be a long post no matter how you cut it... Here goes!

100 Comforting things
1) Barefoot walking
2) Driving on winding roads
3) Holding a pretty girl’s hand
4) Laying down under the stars
5) BBQing
6) Cigars in the summer
7) The beach
8) Cooking
9) A great sounding movie
10) Shopping online
11) Kickstarter
12) Sitting down with someone new for coffee
13) Mixing live music
14) Members lounge at the centre in the square
15) Hot summer sun
16) Go-Karting
17) Being on a boat
18) Drinks with friends
19) Sushi
20) Peeing off of high ledges/bridges/balcony’s etc
21) Cooking with friends
22) Gathering with friends over a home made meal
23) Getting muddy
24) Getting clean
25) Hot tub (time machine?)
26) Watching scrubs
27) Watching fresh prince of belair
28) Watching the emperor’s new groove
29) Opening a CD, DVD, Video Game, Bluray, board game… etc for the first time
30) Going to a cabin/cottage
31) Campfires
32) Marshmallow comets
33) Downshifting
34) Hand breaking around corners in the winter
35) Fireplace fires
36) Hot tea
37) Ice cream
38) Dark chocolate
39) My bed
40) Sleeping in someone else’s bed
41) Sleeping next to someone else
42) Road trips
43) Beef jerky
44) Night time
45) Shoulder/Leg to rest my head on
46) Somersby + Whisky on Ice
47) Crickets chirp
48) Thunderstorms
49) Barefoot puddle splashing
50) Driving at high speeds through big puddles
51) Making a girl laugh for the first time
52) Warm/dry cloths after shoveling
53) Playing NES games
54) Hiking
55) Laying in the grass
56) Canoeing with a friend
57) Rowboat in solitude
58) Sitting at the edge of a dock with my feet in the water
59) Swimming in a lake or ocean
60) Chicken wings
61) Reading a book in the sun
62) Watching a movie outside on a projector
63) Playing darts
64) Beer on tap
65) Curried goat
66) The moment I hit the water after jumping off a high ledge/cliff and the sound of the water passing by me as me continue to go deeper down
67) The sound I hear just as I pull my head up out of deep water
68) Chicken skin
69) Playing Frisbee
70) Drinking red wine while playing card games with friends until stupid hours of the night
71) Patio in the summer
72) Watering a garden
73) Mowing the lawn
74) Homemade Irish cream
75) Driving with my hand out the window and music blasting
76) Laughing over something stupid
77) #poopin
78) Breakfast for dinner
79) Bacon Guac and Pork Rinds
80) Yiruma “River flows in you” / Any slow, classical piano.
81) Acoustic guitar and acoustic covers
82) Any Ray Charles
83) Crazy carpets (or any high speed sledding)
84) Creamy soup
85) Dark roast coffee
86) Christmas music at the mall
87) Memories of Berlin’s “Take my breath away” playing at the end of the day at Paramount Canada’s Wonderland
88) Funnel cakes
89) Strawberry picking
90) Shopping at the market
91) Being mowed over by a giant wave at the beach
92) French fries at the beach
93) Arcades/Arcade games
94) Singing in the shower
95) Sliding down the stairs head first on my stomach
96) Sliding down the stairs feet first on my ass
97) Indoor water fights
98) Hearing my own voice back through speakers when talking through a new microphone
99) Running through a sprinkler
100) Fireworks

Last edited by ecks; 05-09-2013 at 01:03 PM.

SW (Nov 22nd 2011): 333, 2 Years: 245lbs
Current Weight as of March 15th, 2014: 266 Short Term Goal: 230 for August 1st Wedding Date
Met Goal: Be a 2x Shirt, Fit in a standard airplane seat belt without the use of a seat belt extensionLong Term Goal: 166lbs (One day!), Buy whatever cloths I want to wear.
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever- Lance Armstrong #NoExcuses

@Siobhan It's something I used to do with my cousins when we were younger... both sliding on butts and our stomachs... we used to race to see who could get to the bottom of the stairs first! Don't think we ever did get hurt either too!

SW (Nov 22nd 2011): 333, 2 Years: 245lbs
Current Weight as of March 15th, 2014: 266 Short Term Goal: 230 for August 1st Wedding Date
Met Goal: Be a 2x Shirt, Fit in a standard airplane seat belt without the use of a seat belt extensionLong Term Goal: 166lbs (One day!), Buy whatever cloths I want to wear.
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever- Lance Armstrong #NoExcuses

Big news turned not so big. I had a job interview that I was sure I nailed... And I didn't. They didn't even check with my references.

SW (Nov 22nd 2011): 333, 2 Years: 245lbs
Current Weight as of March 15th, 2014: 266 Short Term Goal: 230 for August 1st Wedding Date
Met Goal: Be a 2x Shirt, Fit in a standard airplane seat belt without the use of a seat belt extensionLong Term Goal: 166lbs (One day!), Buy whatever cloths I want to wear.
Pain is temporary, quitting is forever- Lance Armstrong #NoExcuses